Charlotte Bobcats guard Kemba Walker injures ankle in game against Miami Heat
By Brad Rowland
The Charlotte Bobcats are rarely at the forefront of the NBA, but when the team’s best player goes down with what looked to be a devastating ankle injury, the league takes notice.
Kemba Walker being carried off the court with face in jersey. It's a left ankle. He stepped on Bosh's foot.
— Joseph Goodman, Sports Enthusiast 🎟🍺 (@JoeGoodmanJr) January 19, 2014
Bobcats point guard Kemba Walker had a gruesome encounter with Chris Bosh’s foot during the Heat/Bobcats game on Saturday night, and shortly after the play occurred, he was ruled out for the remainder of the night. Amazingly, the somewhat diminutive Walker has never missed a game in his NBA career, and perhaps that resiliency had something to do with the next revelation on the injury.
X-rays negative on Kemba Walker's ankle, league source says. Bobcats guard was injured tonight against Heat.
— Ken Berger (@KBergNBA) January 19, 2014
X-Rays aren’t the only issue for Walker, but it is undeniably huge that he didn’t break any bones, etc. during the play. I’m 100% sure that the team will get an MRI for Walker, simply because of how it looked and how he reacted, but the initial finding is a definite positive.
With Walker in the lineup, Charlotte is a fringe playoff contender, but if he is gone for any length of time, it’s likely that the Bobcats would be back in the lottery. Stay tuned.